Cartographer Kenneth Field decided to see how far The Proclaimers actually could have walked if they’d done what they said they would in their most famous song. In case the lyrics aren’t permanently seared into your brain, the duo’s catchy declaration of love goes like this…
But I would walk five hundred miles
And I would walk five hundred more
Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles
To fall down at your door
Since the identical twin brothers who formed the band hail from Leith, Field used the Scottish town as his starting point. He first drew circles to show how far they would need to walk through the air. However, since nobody can actually walk on water, Field also calculated how far they literally could have walked, including factoring in ferry rides where available…
